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H. L. OGG.

SUPPORTING FRAME FOR WASHI'NG MACHINES.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIcE.

HARRY L. OGG, OE NEWTON, IOWA, AssIGNOE To AUTOMATIC ELEcTEIc WASHERk COMPANY, OE NEWTON, IOWA.

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. Patented May 22, 1917.

Application led Hay 6, 1916. Serial No. 95,888.

`To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY L. OGG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newton, in the county of Jasper and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supporting --Frames for Washing-Machines, of which the following is a specification. i

This invention has as its Object to provide a novel frame structure lfor* lsupporting motor operated washing machines and more particularly that type embodying two tubs and it is oneaim of the invention to provide a frame structure which will be light in weight and which will yet be so constructed as to firmly support the tubs and the washing mechanism and also a wringer mechanlsrn 1n such manner that the structure as a.

whole will occupy a minimum amount of space when not in use. t

Another aim of the invention 1s to provide in a supporting frame structure of the class described, a supplemental supporting frame hingedly connected with the main supporting frame structure and capable of being swung up or more tubs, baskets, or other receptacles tok receive the clothes after passage between the wringer rolls.

Another aim of the invention is to provide a supporting frame structure of the class described, so constructed as to support the motor and power transmission gearing for operating the washing and wringing mechanisms below the tubs and consequently out of the way and in such position that there will be no likelihood of the Operators f clothing catching in the gearing.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a. front elevation of the supporting frame structure embodying the present invention.

Fig. .2 is a perspective view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a. perspective -view ofv one corner piece ofthe supporting frame structure.

Fig. 4 'is a perspective view of one-of the hinged members for the supplemental frame. Fig. 5 is a side elevation illustrating one of the supports for the supplemental frame.

In the drawings the.V supporting legs or standards of the frame structure are indicated by the numeral 1 and these standards are four in number andare located one at each corner of the structure, the standards being tubular in form and provided at their to position to support one f lower ends with any suitable type of casters indicated by the numeral 2. Each standard supports at its upper end a corner piece which includes a tubular socket 3 fitted to the upper end of the respective standard and secured in place by means of a set screw 4 threaded through a boss 5 formed eXteriorly upon the said socket. .The sockets 3 of the corner pieces are reduced interiorly at their upper ends to form shoulders 'G against which the upper ends of the standards l seat in the manner shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The body `of each 'corner piece comprises right angularly extending `ortions each having a horizontal wing 7 and a vertical wing 8, the socket 3 being integral at its upper end with the wings 7 at their point of juncture. The top of the frame' structure includes side bars 9 and 10 and end bars 11 and by reference to Fig. 2 of the drawings it will be observed that the bars 9, 10 and 11 are of angle iron and that each includes a horizontal wing 12 and a vertical wing 13. The bars are disposed at their ends upon the horizontal wingsl 7 of the corner pieces andwith their vertical wings lresting against the vertical wings 8 of the said corner pieces and are secured after beingthus positioned by .means of rivets or other' suitable fastening devices 14. In order that the sides 9 vand 10 may be relatively braced and in'order that two tubs may be supported upon the top of the frame structure, a supporting board 15 is disposed at its ends upon the horizontal flanges 12 of the side members 9 and 10 and secured in place by rivets or bolts as indicated at 16. The tubs are shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings and indicated in general the reference character T, and in order that the tubs may be secured in place when disposed upon the top of the frame structurerone vertical wing 8 of each corner piece is formed with an ear which is integral with the upper edge of the said wing and which .extends laterally outwardly as at 17 and thereof.

l0, and with their bottoms resting also upon the supporting board 15. The distance between the ears upon the corner pieces at each end of the frame is less than the diameter of the bottom of the respective tub and consequently the tub will seat at its bottom upon the portions 17 of` the ears and the portions 18 of the ears will upstand beside the walls of the tubs and brace the tubs against movement outwardly upon the topY of the frame in the direction of the ends In. order to similarl brace the tubs against movement inward y upon the top of the frame, and to secure the tubs in place, securing 'ears 21 are fixed upon the upper surface of the supporting board 15 at each lateral edge thereof and are provided with apertured upstanding portions 22 through which bolts may be passed and secured to the tubs at their lower ends.

In order to further brace the standards 1 with relation to each other and to afford support for the motor and transmission gearing for supplying power to the washing and wringing mechanisms, angle bars 23 are secured at their ends as aty 24 to the standards 1 at each side of the structure and extend horizontally beneath the side bars 9 and 10 heretofore'described, and angle bars 25 are secured at their ends as at 26 to the ends of the bars 23 at the ends of the frame structure and extend horizontally beneath the end bars l1. Thus the structure is' provided with a rectangular under frame which, as will be now explained, serves to support the motor and transmission gearing and also to brace the standards l with relation to each other. In order that the bars 23 may be prevented from sagging at their intermediate portions, hangers 27 are secured at their upper ends to the intermediate portions of the side bars 9 and 10 and at their lower ends as at 28 to the intermedi-- ate portions of the bars 23 and diagonal brace bars 29 are secured at their lower ends as at 30 to the said bars 23 near one end of the frame 1 and at their upper ends as at 31 to the horizontal wings 7 of the adjacent corner pieces. Secured at its ends 'to the intermediate portions of the bars 23 is an intermediate frame bar 32 and disposed at their ends upon the bar 32 and one of the bars 25, are spaced supporting boards 33 upon which the motor and transmission gearing indicated in generalby the reference letter M in Fig..1 of the drawings, is

supported. The bars 32 and 25 are relatively braced by a cross bar 34 secured at its ends to the first mentioned bars and eX- tending therebetween and between the adjacent edges of the supporting boards 33.

The supplemental frame heretofore referred to comprises side members 35, a coniss necting side bar 36 and an intermediate connecting and bracing bar 37. Hinged mem- 4tioned hinge ear 39, apertured as at 40 for the passage of rivets or other suitable elements 41 which pass also through the side.

members 35L of the supplemental frame and serve to hingedly connect the said supplemental frame to the members 38, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The body p0rtion 38 is provided with spaced lugs 42 and below the lugs with openings 43 and in securing the hinge members to the main frame structure, the said body portions of the members are disposed against the outer faces of the upstanding ianges 8 of the corner pieces which support the side bar 10 of thenmain frame structure with the lugs 42 resting against the upper edge of the said upstanding wing 8 and rivets or other suitable fastening devices 44 are secured through the openings 43, the said wings 8 and the upstanding Wings of the side bar 10. When in lowered position the supplemental frame extends down beside the main frame structure and in order that the supplemental frame may be supported in raised position, bars 45 are pivoted at their upper ends as at 46 to the outer ends of the side members 35 of the said supplemental frame and at their lower ends are provided in their under edges with notches 47 designed to engage pins 48 which are secured in the rear one of the standards 1. 1

It will be understood from 'the Jforegoing description of the invention, that the upper ends of the legs 1 may be readily removed,

v frame may be separated from the supporting legs by removal of the bolts 24. It will also be understood that when the washerl mechanism is to `be driven by a belt or other gearing from some source of power not directly supported upon the frame, the casters 2 may be omitted and also it will probably be found desirable to substitute for the braces 45, suitable angle iron legs which are designed to rest upon the surface upon which the frame is disposed. Haying thus described the invention, what 1s claimed as new is: l

1. In a supporting frame structure of the class described, supporting standards, corner pieces mounted at the upper ends of the standards and each having a horizontal wing and an upstanding wing, side and end frame members disposed and secured at their ends within the angles between the said Wings of the corner pieces, a supporting board extending between the front and rear vmembers of the top ofthe frame and supported thereby, and tub securing elements upon the said board and upon each of the said corner pieces. n

2. In' a supportingl frame' structure of the class described, a corner piece including a horizontally' disposed wing and an upstanding wing, and a socket member projecting downwardly from the-underside of the horizontal wing and designed to receive the end of a supporting leg, the upstanding wing being formed at its upper edge with an integral extension bent to eX'tendlaterally outwardly from the plane of the wing to form a horizontally disposed supporting portion and thencel bent upwardly to form a securing ear upstanding from the said supporting portion and having an opening for the passage of a securing element, the said supporting portion occupying substantially the same plane as the upper edge ot the upstanding wing of the said corner plece. c

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class described, a corner piece including relatively angularly extending portions hav. ing integrally connected horizontal f supporting wings and integrally connected upstanding securing wings each provided with an opening for the passage of a securing element, a socket 'member projecting downfrom 'the first-mentioned wings at their Juncture and designed to receive the and an extension integral with the upper edge of one of the upstanding wings bent to extend laterally outwardly from 'the plane thereof to form a supporting portion parallel to and located above the plane of the corresponding horizontal wing and thence bent upwardly to form an upstanding securing ear haying an aperture orfthe passage of a securing element. A In testimony whereofIaiix my signature.

HARRY L. oec. [La] 

